1. I'm afraid that I might injure myself if I exercise.
Strongly Disagree
2. If I were to try to overcome it, my pain would increase.
Strongly Disagree
3. My body is telling me I have something dangerously wrong.
Strongly Disagree
4. My pain would probably be relieved if I were to exercise.
Strongly Agree
5. People aren't taking my medical condition seriously enough.
Strongly Disagree
6. My accident has put my body at risk for the rest of my life.
Strongly Disagree
8. Just because something aggravates my pain does not mean it is dangerous.
Strongly Agree
9. I am afraid that I might injure myself accidentally.
Strongly Disagree
10. Simply being careful that I do not make any unnecessary movements is the safest thing I can do to prevent my pain from worsening.
Strongly Disagree
11. I wouldn't have this much pain if there weren't something potentially dangerous going on in my body.
Strongly Disagree
12. Although my condition is painful, I would be better off if I were physically active.
Strongly Agree
13. Pain lets me know when to stop exercising so that I don't injure myself.
Strongly Disagree
14. It's really not safe for a person with a condition like mine to be physically active.
Strongly Disagree
15. I can't do all the things normal people do because it's too easy for me to get injured
Strongly Disagree
16. Even though something is causing me a lot of pain, I don't think it's actually dangerous
Strongly Agree
17. No one should have to exercise when he/she is in pain
Strongly Disagree
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK)
1. I'm afraid that I might injure myself if I exercise.
2. If I were to try to overcome it, my pain would increase.
3. My body is telling me I have something dangerously wrong.
4. My pain would probably be relieved if I were to exercise.
5. People aren't taking my medical condition seriously enough.
6. My accident has put my body at risk for the rest of my life.
7. Pain always means I have injured my body.
8. Just because something aggravates my pain does not mean it is dangerous.
9. I am afraid that I might injure myself accidentally.
10. Simply being careful that I do not make any unnecessary movements is the safest thing I can do to prevent my pain from worsening.
11. I wouldn't have this much pain if there weren't something potentially dangerous going on in my body.
12. Although my condition is painful, I would be better off if I were physically active.
13. Pain lets me know when to stop exercising so that I don't injure myself.
14. It's really not safe for a person with a condition like mine to be physically active.
15. I can't do all the things normal people do because it's too easy for me to get injured
16. Even though something is causing me a lot of pain, I don't think it's actually dangerous
17. No one should have to exercise when he/she is in pain